The Travel Habits Minnesotans Say They're Guilty Of

We've all heard of that whole 'Minnesota Nice' thing, right? Well, apparently it doesn't translate when we're traveling. Because a new survey has just revealed the naughtiest travel habits Minnesotans exhibit when we're flying the friendly skies for work or vacation.

I'm guessing that most of us like to think we’re polite travelers, but a new list reveals that our fellow residents here in the North Star State might have a few guilty habits hiding in their carry-ons. From seat-saving sneaks to suitcase hogs, these naughty travel behaviors are turning heads at the airport and on the plane, and not in a good way, either.

The crew over at Solitaire Bliss set out to find out just which things we do while traveling that we'd rather not admit to doing. The number-crunchers surveyed residents in every state and asked about the common habits they are guilty of themselves, what habits they have observed, their overall opinions on airline etiquette, and more.

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Minnesota Ranks Among States With the Naughtiest Travel Habits

And when they tallied everything up, Minnesota *is* once again one of the naughtier states in the survey. But it's a good news/bad news situation. While the Land of 10,000 Lakes did make the Top 20 States With Naughtiest Travel Habits list again this year, we ranked as the 14th state out of 20 on the list. So while we do have some naughty habits, we're apparently not all that naughty, or we would have ranked higher on the list.

Overall, Washington state was rated as the state with the naughtiest travel habits, while Louisiana came in as the state with the least naughty travel habits. So which specific behaviors came in on top of the naughty list?

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The Most Common Bad Travel Habits Americans Admit To

Putting a bag on seats in the terminal and reclining your seat on the plane without asking are the most common bad habits Americans admit to doing. Meanwhile, putting a bag on the seat next to you in the terminal and loudly using your phone while you're in the terminal or on board the plane are the bad habits most commonly observed while traveling.

Here in the Bold North, though, we have our own naughty travel habits. Specifically, here are the naughtiest things Minnesotans admit to doing while in the airport or on the plane:

Minnesota's 5 Naughtiest Travel Habits in 2026

50% have left garbage in the seat pocket (ranks 3rd highest in the U.S.)
44% have hung their legs in the aisle (ranks 4th highest in the U.S.)
14% have talked loudly on their phone on the plane (ranks 6th highest in the U.S.)
16% have video-recorded other passengers (ranks 8th highest in the U.S.)
16% have had too much to drink (ranks 10th highest in the U.S.)

Perhaps the reason that Minnesotans exhibit these bad travel behaviors is the fact that we like to tip back a lovely adult beverage... or two... or three... or four. In fact, Minnesotans really like to enjoy a glass of vino. Keep scrolling to see just how much wine we bought in Minnesota last year!